This document discusses several topics related to networking including DNS basics, iterative vs recursive queries, HTTP delays, browser caching, email and SMTP, and a comparison of client-server and peer-to-peer file distribution delays. It covers fundamental concepts like how DNS works to translate domain names to IP addresses and different types of DNS queries, how HTTP requests and responses function over the network, how browsers cache content to improve performance, and how email is transmitted using SMTP. It also analyzes delays in client-server vs peer-to-peer models for file sharing.
This document discusses several topics related to networking including DNS basics, iterative vs recursive queries, HTTP delays, browser caching, email and SMTP, and a comparison of client-server and peer-to-peer file distribution delays. It covers fundamental concepts like how DNS works to translate domain names to IP addresses and different types of DNS queries, how HTTP requests and responses function over the network, how browsers cache content to improve performance, and how email is transmitted using SMTP. It also analyzes delays in client-server vs peer-to-peer models for file sharing.
This document discusses several topics related to networking including DNS basics, iterative vs recursive queries, HTTP delays, browser caching, email and SMTP, and a comparison of client-server and peer-to-peer file distribution delays. It covers fundamental concepts like how DNS works to translate domain names to IP addresses and different types of DNS queries, how HTTP requests and responses function over the network, how browsers cache content to improve performance, and how email is transmitted using SMTP. It also analyzes delays in client-server vs peer-to-peer models for file sharing.